Cutting combs



July 3, 1962 L. QUlNlO, SR

CUTTING COMBS Filed Nov. 18, 1960 INVENTOR. 0% J4,

United States Patent 3,041,721 CUTTING CQMBS Louis Quinio, Sin, 532Second Ave, Tarentum, Fa. Filed Nov. 18, 1960, Ser. No. 70,153 1 Claim.(Cl. 3li30) This invention relates to new and useful improvements inbarber combs, more particularly to composite comb and cutting implementsfor training and styling hair, and it is among the objects thereof toprovide a comb structure in which a double comb or a pair of combs arearranged in superposed relation with a cutting blade disposedtherebetween with the teeth of the combs in alignment with one anotherand the cutting element being adjustable relative to the edge of theteeth.

The invention will become more apparent from a consideration of theaccompanying drawing constituting a part hereof in which like referencecharacters designate like parts and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan View, partially cut away, of a composite comb andcutting device embodying the principles of this invention;

FIGURE 2, a cross section partially in elevation, taken along the line22 of FIGURE 1; and,

FIGURE 3, a vertical section taken along the line line 33 of FIGURE 1.

With reference to the several figures of the drawing, the numeral 1designates the handle portion of a comb having a substantiallyelliptical body 2 with teeth 2a extending substantially halfway throughthe width of the body of the comb, a second comb element 3 beingsuperposed upon the comb 2 and secured thereto by threaded screws andnuts 4 and 5, respectively. The screws 4 extend centrally from the body2 for mounting comb 3. The drill holes of the upper comb portion 3 arespaced so that teeth 6 of the comb 3 are in register with the teeth 2aof the comb 2, leaving the spaces '7 between the teeth extending acrossthe edges of the parallel combs.

Disposed between the comb elements l and 3 is a cutting blade 8. In itslongitudinal movement it is confined by the screw elements 4. It islooked in position by clamping action of the movable comb element 3 andthe nuts on screws 4 so that the cutting edge ltl can be spaced anydesired distance from the edge of the teeth 2a and 6.

As shown in FIGURE 2, the cutting blade 8 has double knife edges 10 and11 and it may be removed from between the combs and turned 180 to changethe cutting edges in relation to the teeth of the combs.

The ends of the cutting element 8 are recessed, as shown at 12, FIGURE1, to form shoulders 13 for limiting the transverse movement of thecutting blade. The ends 12a of the comb elements are rounded to act asend guards so that there is no possibility of the sharp edges of thecutting blade being exposed at the ends of the comb.

A function of the above-described hair styling and trimming tool is asfollows:

The operator adjusts the blade within the limits of the shoulder 13 withthe edge 10 a desired distance from the end of the teeth of the comb toget the desired trimming of the ends of the strands of hair and byhaving the teeth 6 and 2a of the comb in register, the hair strandsfreely pass between the teeth against the cutting edge and are neatlysevered.

By simply loosening the knurled nuts 5 and adjusting the blade 8 inrelation to the ends of the comb teeth, the operator can change thecutting action as it .rnay be required to cut oil more or less of theends of the hair strands for difierent portions of the head inaccordance with the particular requirements.

The body of the comb is of sufficiently greater area than the width ofthe cutting blade to protect the operator from any part of the bladesince none of it is exposed except between the spaces of the teeth ofthe comb; also by virtue of the recesses 12, the blade cannotaccidentally release from its supports between the combs, and because ofthe predetermined spacing of the shoulders 13, the cutting member cannotbe adjusted to be exposed beyond the ends of the teeth of the comb.

It is evident from the foregoing description of this disclosure that acomposite comb and cutting element, as therein described, provides asimple, safe and expedient means for styling and trimming hair.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated anddescribed, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the principles herein set forth.

I claim:

A composite comb and cutting implement for styling hair comprising afiat substantially elliptical shaped body portion having teeth along oneedge for combing hair and having a handle extending thereon, a removablecomb element having teeth corresponding to the teeth of said ellipticalshaped body and a cutting blade disposed between said body and removablecomb element, said elliptical shaped body having threaded pins extendingcentrally thereon for receiving thumb nuts and said removable combelement having drill holes spaced to receive the threaded pins and tomaintain the teeth in alignment with the elliptical shaped body portionand said cutting blade having recessed ends with rounded shoulders forabutting said threaded pins but being movable therebetween to adjust theblade edge relative to the ends of the comb teeth within the limits ofthe spacing of the shoulders in the blade to prevent the cutting edge ofthe blade from extending to and beyond the end of said teeth.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,358,442 Hasson Nov. 9, 1920 1,951,775 Seilaz Nov. 20, 1934 2,896,320Caplan July 28, 1959

